'Prior1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Prior of Rathdowney, Murray-Prior of Rathdowney

                               
Robert Prior of Cambridge (d before 11.04.1644)
m. ?? (a 1643)
1. Thomas Prior of Rathdowney, Queen's County (d 14.03.1690, Captain)
  m. Elizabeth
  A. Thomas Prior of Rathdowney (d 1700)
  i. Richard Prior of Rathdowney (dsp 1736)
  ii. Thomas Prior of Dublin & Rathdowney (b 1679, d unm 21.10.1751)
  iii. Isabella Prior
  m. Samuel Wagstaffe Stubber (dsp 1704)
  iv.+ other issue (b after 1673, a 1690) - Ann, Elizabeth
  B. Richard of The Green Cragon alias The Morehouse, Cambridgeshire Prior
  C. Mary Prior (a 1690, 1751)
  m. Rev. Thomas Murray @@ just below
  D. Sarah Prior
  m. _ Gaile
  i. Benjamin Gaile
2. daughter

 

 

Rev. Thomas Murray
m. Mary Prior (a 1690, 1751, aunt of Richard & Thomas Prior of Rathdowney) @@ just above
1. John Murray, later Murray-Prior of Rathdowney (d 1781)
  m1. Mary O'Neill (d 01.1761, du of Colonel _ O'Neill of co. Down)
  A. Andrew Murray-Prior of Rathdowney, Sheriff of co. Wicklow (d 1795)
  m. (29.04.1772) Frances Morres (dau of Redmond Morres of Dublin (MP) by Elizabeth, dau/heir of Francis Lodge of Dublin)
  i. Thomas Murray-Prior of Rathdowney, Sheriff of co. Wicklow (b 1773, d 05.11.1854)
  m. Catherine Palmer (d c1802, dau of Joseph Palmer of Cuffsborough)
  a. Thomas Murray-Prior of Southsea, Hampshire (b 1790, d 19.07.1864, Colonel) had issue
m1. (27.11.1812) Jemima Dickson (d 05.11.1817, dau of Captian Thomas Dickson of Southampton)
  m2. (31.12.1818) Eliza Skynner (d 18.11.1863, dau of William Augustus Skynner of Moor Hall by Mary, dau of Richard Orlebar of Henwick House)
  b. Lodge Morres Murray-Prior of Brighton (b 03.04.1797, d 18.03.1871, Colonel) had issue
  m1. (06.1819) Anna Maria Brownrigg (d 1834, dau of John Brownrigg of Coote Hill, widow of Colonel Robbins)
  m2. (10.1836) Letitia Wilkes Unett (d 22.07.1854, dau of John Wilkes Unett of the Woodlands by Elizabeth, dau/heir of Thomas Unett of Stone)
m3. (1856, sp) Laura King (d 1871, dau of Captain King of Penzance (RN), widow of Captain John Datton)
  c. Hervey Morres Murray-Prior of Hougham, Kent (b 24.08.1798, dsp 14.01.1873)
  m. (1832) Mary Shipden (dau of Thomas Shipden of Deal)
  d.+ other issue - Ellen (d c1824), Catherine (d c1824)
  ii. Andrew Redmond Murray-Prior (b 1786, d 1860) had issue
  m. (17.03.1814) Catherine Call (dau of Sir John Call of Cornwall, Bart, widow of Major General Henry Mackinnon)
  iii.+ other issue - Eleanor, Mary, Catherine (d young)
  B.+ other issue (a 1775) - John, Susannah, Mary, Isabella, Elizabeth, Sarah
  m2. Jane Flood (dau of John Flood of Flood Hall, widow of Rev. James Myhill)
  H.+ other issue (a 1775) - Thomas of Coolishellbeg & Ballynacor, Frederick, Richard, Joseph
2.+ other issue (a 1690) - Thomas (b c1675?), Christy (b c1676?)

Main source(s): BCG (vol1, 1891, 'Murray-Prior of Maroon', p49+), BLG1952 ('Prior formerly of Netherfield')
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